Hedgesville High School

Spring Mills High School is set to be dedicated Aug. 7, but Berkeley County's fourth public high school is expected to be finished well before then, Berkeley County Schools Superintendent Manny P. Arvon said Tuesday while giving a tour of the school. Hallway clocks displayed the correct time during the tour, basketball backboards were installed in the main gymnasium and cafeteria equipment in the kitchen appeared practically ready for food service. The cafeteria and every other room visited Tuesday had yet to be furnished, but Arvon said all of the remaining work is expected to be finished by June 1, if not sooner.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Sponsored this year by the Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Co., the Berkeley County Fire and Rescue Association Queen Scholarship Pageant will crown a queen and princess and award scholarship money, flowers, trophies and gifts. The event is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Tomahawk Intermediate School. Tickets cost $5, and program booklets are $3. Doors open at 7 p.m. The contestants are: Jennifer Davis, 17, of Bunker Hill, who is a senior at Musselman High School and is the daughter of Joe and Kathy Davis.

JAN. 24, 1925-SEPT. 22, 2009 HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- Robert D. Kilmer, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Hedgesville, Sept. 22, 2009, after an extended illness. Born Jan. 24, 1925, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late George W. Kilmer Sr. and Odette Beall Kilmer. He graduated from Hedgesville High School in 1942 and in 1944 graduated from Potomac State College. He obtained his master's degree from West Virginia University in 1949. Mr. Kilmer was a teacher from 1944 to 1950 at Hedgesville High School.

Elizabeth Morgan took seriously the challenge of raising enough money to make the best Christmas for a child she didn't even know. Morgan, 17, a Hedgesville High School junior, is a student in Frank DiNicola's marketing class. Students in his three classes - Marketing One and Two and Entrepreneurship - are keeping up a 32-year tradition of raising money for an annual Christmas party for five students each from Hedgesville and Opequon elementary schools. Principals at Hedgesville and Opequon select the students.

Hedgesville High School senior Anna Crawford could be well on her way to her dream if it's opening her own psychology practice. Crawford, 17, was one of 25 students from Frank DiNicola's marketing class who organized, raised money for and put on a Christmas Party Saturday afternoon for students from two area elementary schools. During the 31 years the event has been held, DiNicola's marketing class students have raised more than $100,000 to pay for the parties. This year, the students, members of the high school's Distributive Education Club of America (they were all wearing navy blue DECA sweat shirts)

martinsburg@herald-mail.com MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Republican Walter Duke will take over the 54th delegate district seat that was occupied by Democrat Vicki Douglas, after beating Dale Buck, his Democratic opponent, Tuesday, 2,105 to 1,744 votes, according to complete but unofficial returns. Duke could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. Buck said he was proud of his campaign, even if he didn't like the results. "It was a good race," he said. "It wasn't a bad result, given what I've seen tonight in other races.

SEPT. 16, 1971-FEB. 24, 2009 HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- Sharron Christine Shepherd, 37, of Hedgesville, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at her home while under the care of Hospice. Born Sept. 16, 1971, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of Douglas and Florence Hite of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and Wanda and Anthony Frye of Hedgesville. She attended Hedgesville High School. She was a member of Hedgesville Assembly of God Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband of five years, Lester Scott Shepherd; four daughters, Kayla Riggleman of Hedgesville, Amy, Cassandra and Makenna Shepherd, all at home; two sons, Kyle Lauffer and Christian Shepherd, at home; one sister, Misty Burris of Shanghai; two brothers, Brian and David Hite, both of Hedgesville; stepbrother, A.J. Frye of Martinsburg; maternal grandparents, Robert and Thelma Van Horn of Hedgesville; one granddaughter; numerous aunts and uncles.

Lawrence S. Shirley, 56 AUG. 4, 1952-FEB. 27, 2009 HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. - Lawrence Steven Shirley, 56, of Hedgesville, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center. Born Aug. 4, 1952, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lawrence C. Shirley and Frances Murphy Shirley. He was a 1971 graduate of Hedgesville High School. He was employed for 30 years by Corning Glass Works. He was a member of Hedgesville Assembly of God Church, where he was involved with the Royal Rangers.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among West Virginians between the ages of 15 and 24, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told more than 300 Hedgesville High School students at an assembly Monday. He said it's a “heartbreaking” statistic. Earlier Monday in Charleston, W.Va., Tomblin signed a proclamation proclaiming this week as Suicide Prevention Week in the Mountain State. It is also National Suicide Prevention Week. According to Tomblin, a suicide occurs every 14 seconds in the United States.

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. A 19-year-old Hedgesville man injured in a Thursday, March 9, vehicle accident died Friday of his injuries at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. "He's going to be deeply missed by his family and the whole town of Hedgesville," Carrie Sloan, the mother of Anthony Sloan, said Saturday. "Everyone has been very supportive of us," she said. Sloan said her son was injured in a 4:30 a.m. accident on Buttsmill Road in Hedgesville and was flown to Baltimore.